radio star
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of radio star
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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The other finalists were Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah, TV and radio star Craig Charles, and former football manager Harry Redknapp.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
My father, Guenter, was a structural engineer, and my mother, Ingrid, had been a child radio star in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
She was a showperson, a radio star, a publisher and writer, a beloved figure and a celebrity — hard to achieve as a Pentecostal preacher in the early 20th century.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
A.I. hasn’t yet finished killing the radio star, nor is it truly likely to anytime soon.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2023
Mr. Trump also said he hoped that Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk radio star who this week announced a diagnosis of advanced lung cancer, would attend Tuesday’s State of the Union address.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2020
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